Patricia Alupo, Joseph Baluku, Felix Bongomin, Trishul Siddharthan, Winceslaus Katagira, Ahmed Ddungu, John R. Hurst, Job F. M. van Boven, William Worodria, Bruce J. Kirenga
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Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranks among the top three global causes of death, with 90% of fatalities concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The projected rise in...
期刊介绍:
Coverage will include the following key areas:
- Prospects for new and emerging therapeutics
- Epidemiology of disease
- Preventive strategies
- All aspects of COPD, from patient self-management to systemic effects of the disease and comorbidities
- Improved diagnostic methods, including imaging techniques, biomarkers and physiological tests.
- Advances in the treatment of respiratory infections and drug resistance issues
- Occupational and environmental factors
- Progress in smoking intervention and cessation methods
- Disease and treatment issues for defined populations, such as children and the elderly
- Respiratory intensive and critical care
- Updates on the status and advances of specific disease areas, including asthma, HIV/AIDS-related disease, cystic fibrosis, COPD and sleep-disordered breathing morbidity